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US 7,407,397 B2Granted
Lever-type connector and connector assembly
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsYukihiro Fukatsu, Hiroshi Shimahata
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AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsYukihiro Fukatsu, Hiroshi Shimahata
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A female housing (1) is formed with a lever accommodating space (21). Two supporting shafts (34) project coaxially from the upper and lower inner surfaces of the lever accommodating space (21) to face each other while defining a clearance therebetween. A lever (3) is formed with a mount hole (27), and the supporting shafts (34) are fit rotatably into the mount hole (27) while forcibly widening the clearance between the supporting shafts (34). The clearance between the supporting shafts (34) is wider at an entrance side and narrower at an exit side with respect to an assembling direction. Thus, the detachment of the lever is resisted while resistance during an assembling operation is suppressed.
A lever-type connector, comprising:
A connector, comprising a housing having opposite front and rear ends, cavities extending between the front and rear ends for receiving terminal fittings, a lever accommodating space extending between the front and rear ends, an inner rotation support extending outwardly in the lever accommodating space and outer rotation support extending inwardly in lever accommodating space, the inner and outer rotation supports being substantially coaxially aligned and spaced from one another, a spacing between the inner and outer rotation supports varying in a rear to front direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.